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If NHS needs +£8bn, what do LA’s need for social care?
Local government leaders & directors of adult social care have warned that the ability of councils to provide dignified care for people in old age or for those with a disability is at risk unless urgent steps are taken to plug the burgeoning gap in social care funding.
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LGA:  Dignified care for elderly & disabled at risk due to lack of funding, councils warn

Wales Audit Office:  Welsh public sector needs to shift its focus to maintain the independence of older people

Most of us will all be ‘old’ someday

We won’t be able to afford the NHS unless we ‘solve’ this problem

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